Northwest Viking - 1934 November 9

              VOL. XXXIII—NO. 6 WASHINGTON STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON £rkJay, Nov. 0 9 3 4
Comedy Character Described
In Glorified Stage Directions
Of Fall Quarter Production
Barrie Gives Excellent Description of All Actors As
They Are Introduced; Grichton Called the Perfect
Butler; Lord Loam Is Domineering.
Ill Barrie's "The Admirable Crichton," the choice of the speech
department for presentation this quarter, one gets a vivid picture of each
of the more important characters as they are introduced in the stage
directions. _ . „ .
The Hon. Ernest Wooley, played by Boyd Swanson, is almost a
celebrity in restaurants, where he dines frequently, returning to sup^and
for the privilege of handing his hat*;
to an attendant he has probably
paid as much as the rent of a work-ingman's
flat." Lord Loam, as por­trayed
by Ralph Hofman, is a fan­tastic
aristocrat, "really the re­formed
House of Lords which will
come some day." His two younger
daughters, Catherine and Agatha,
brought to life by Helen Scott and
Lorene Smith, are very lazy, "Cath­erine
being two years younger than
Agatha."
Of Crichton little is said in the
first act because it would be poor
taste to describe a servant. "If to
the scandal of all good houses, he is
to stand out as a figure in the play,
he must do it on his own feet." The
role of the perfect butler is enacted
by Randy Oberlatz.
Lady Mary, played by Anne Math-esdn,
can, if she so choose, "make
you seem so insignificant that you
feel you might be swept away with
a crumb-brush." As her fiance,
Lord Brocklehurst, appears Herbert
Wilkinson. "You could pick him up
by the handful any day in Piccadilly
or Holborn, buying socks—or selling
them." Louise f Lawrence gurgles
through the four acts as the "little
kitchen maid.
Others of the cast are Faith
Scheyer, Helen McKenzie, Letha
Kirk, Victor Dickinson, Nelson Ault,
Nancy Smith, Ralph Shenenberger
and Robert Hartley.
Examinations Show
Special Aptitudes
"There is very little or no relation
between musical ability and college
aptitude rating as shown by the Sea­shore
music tests given to music
appreciation classes of the Normal,"
is the statement of Dr. C. C. Up-shall,
director of the bureau of re­search.
These music tests differentiate de­grees
of tonal memory, sense of
pitch, and ability to write music
from dictation.
There is some indication that a
person who did well in the dictation
exercise also has a high college apt­itude
rating.
The main purpose in giving these
tests in this school is to group stu­dents
according to ability so that
those who have already a musical
background will not be repeating
work.
Each student in the classes has
been assigned to a varied number
of required music courses and ac­cording
to Mr. Donald Bushell,' of
the Music department, these assign­ments
must be adhered to.
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New Books Hail
Riders of Hobby
"Hobby Horse Book Show"
has been chosen the national
theme for this year's book
week. This collection of books
will guide the hobby riders to
knowledge and adventure via
their book trails. Join the
mounted hobbists and see the
new and colorful books on dis­play
in the children's library.
The exhibits will include in­formational
books which sup­ply
the young avocationist with
basic materials.' These books
depict life in other countries
and are elaborately illustrated.
There is also a new group of
books, dealing with the prob­lems
of social science in a de-.
tailed fashion. Lists of these
books . arei available' at the li­brary.
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Urge Autographs
Pictures of Football Players
Featured in Book
"I would like to revive the
old custom of autographing the
Homecoming booklets," says
Dick Newlean, editor, "because
I feel that it adds a lot to the
personal value of the book.
There is plenty of space provid­ed."
These blue and white souve­nir
booklets are still available
this afternoon to anyone who
has not yet purchased a copy.
Each member of tomorrow's
line-up has been given one by
the editor. The booklets are
different this year in that they
have been changed from the
traditional football form to a
more conventional book shape.
There are eighteen individual
pictures of the Viking players,
one of President C. H. Fisher,
one of Captain Art Bagley, and
two from Cheney. One of
these is of President Richard
Hargreaves of the Cheney
State Normal school, and the
other is of the Cheney football
captain, Dan Dech.
Co-op Tests Show
Superior Results
Students Found Lower In English
Than Other Subjects
Violinist Scores
Hit With Critic
Kayla Mitzel Pleases Audience
With Musical Treat
Wednesday
By Christine Albers
Kayla Mitzel brought to Belling-ham
an unusual musical treat Wed­nesday
evening. Her gorgeous tone,
delicate phrasing, brilliant tech­nique
and beautiful interpretations
proved that she is an extremely
gifted young artist.
Her opening number, "La Folia,"
by Correlli, displayed her feelings
for the old master and gave an ex­ample
of her beautiful tone. In the
Mendelssohn E minor Concerto her
rare delicacy of phrasing, swift, clean
technique and mellow tone made
that composition live for its listen­ers.
She played "Poem," by Chaus-sen
exquisitely, bringing out the
deeply emotional feeling which pre­vails
in that composition. Her bril­liant
execution of "The Flight of
the Bumble Bee" so took the audi­ence
by storm that she was forced
to repeat it.
As a fitting close to her program
she played "Dance Espagnole", a
fiery, rhythmic thing which she in­terpreted
and played in a superb
fashion. All who heard the concert
felt that the critics were right in
saying that she will someday be
one of the greatest of women violin­ists.
Alumni Luncheonj
Will Be At Edens
Tickets Should Be Procured
Before Friday
That Washington State Normal
school students rank lower in Eng­lish
usage than in any other subject
is shown in the results of the na­tional
co-operative tests, which were
given last May to sophomores in
colleges, universities, and normals
throughout the United States.
The scores of the students of the
Normal were above average in every
division of the examination, being
only a little above average in spell­ing,
art, and especially English
usage. In others, as social science,
general culture, and especially sci­ence,
they were much above the
average.
The group who took the test last
spring also took the same test the
year before as third-quarter fresh­men.
In nearly every subject the
percentiles of fee sophomores are
higher than those they made as
freshmen.
The results of these tests will be
available to the students in about-a
month.
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Edens Hall Women
Plan Fall Informal
Tickets for the annual Home­coming
alumni luncheon are on sale
on the main landing. The luncheon
will be in the dining room of Edens
hall tomorrow noon. Students are
advised to get their tickets early.
A committee consisting of Betty
Jock, Miss Bertha Crawford, Miss
Georgia Gragg, Mrs. Ruth Burnet,
Mr. L. A. Kibbe, Frank Brown and
Julius Dorhblut, met Monday after­noon
to discuss plans for the lunch­eon.
The lunch, which cosis 25 cents,
will be enlivened by a program
featuring student talent.
Sculptor Gives
Lecture Friday
Modern American Artist Will
fie Presented in Assembly
November 16
Lorado Taft, one of America's
sculptors, will lecture in assembly
Friday morning, November 16. Mr.
Taft has been connected with the
Art Institute of Chicago for thirty-five
years as an instructor in mod­eling
and lecturer.
At the University of Chicago he
holds, the title of professorial lec­turer
on the history of art, and is
also a non-resident professor of art
at the University of Illinois. Mr.
Taft is a member of the National
Academy of Design, of the American
Academy of Arts and Letters, an
honorary member of the American
Institute of Architects, and is on
the board of art advisers for the
State of Illinois. He was a member
of the national commission of the
arts at Washington, D. C, from 1924
to 1928. Mr. Taft has also received
a silver medal at the Buffalo ex­position
in 1901 and a gold medal
at the St. Louis exposition in 1904.
Mr. Taft has published several of
his lectures and a history of Amer­ican
sculpture.
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Graduates Pictures
Taken For Klipsun
Adviser and Part of Staff Have
Been Named by Editor
Photographs of members in the
junior-senior class are being taken
as rapidly as is possible in accord­ance
with the plans of Pat Allan,
editor of this year's Klipsun. He
urges that all members of the upper
class sign for their appointment be­fore
tonight. Monday and Tuesday
will be the last days that the pic­tures
will be taken.
Plans and sketches have been
made of the entire yearbook. The
opening section has been designed
with the idea of creating something
unusual and attractive. H u r l ey
Boggess and Dana Burnet have been
appointed on the art staff.
Miss Anna Ullin has accepted the
position of adviser to the annual
and Barbara Shute has been ap­pointed
associate editor. The first
staff meeting wil be held early next
week, and the entire staff will be
announced in next Friday's Viking.
Ukuleles and grass skirts will be
the main decorations of the Edens
hall informal November 24, when a
Hawaiian idea is to be carried out.
The girls are planning to make the
informal something different from
the usual type.
The following girls have been ap­pointed
on committees for arrange­ments:
refreshments, Irene Wilson,
chairman, Gertrude Minich, Dorothy
Keller and Irene Lundberg; invita­tions,.
Virginia Faucett, chairman,
Martha, Harmon, Rose Puette and
Ruby Victor; program, Alcina Allen,
chairman, Norma jane Gorsline, Er-ma
Weller, Vesta Yost,, Maureen
McCiellari and Beth Moore; decora­tion,
Marian Looney, chairman, 3et-ty
;Hunt;- Grace, Dunagan, Anabel
Keller' a^d Thehna Gowan.
Nell Bryant, Former Visiting Nurse,
Becomes Assistant to School Nurse
Occupying Job Left by O'Malley
A congenial personality, a lively interest in human beings, and a good
background of experience make Miss Nell M. Bryant, the new assistant
to Miss May Mead, the school nurse, a valuable addition to the school staff.
She comes to us from the visiting nurse staff of Bellingham, having
served on that body for the past six years. These nurses work for large
companies, such as the Metropolitan Life Insurance company, for the
county, the state and for individuals.
Doing this type of work, Miss Bryant
has been brought into contact with
a great many people, visiting in
their homes.
The new nurse's assistant hails
from the San Juan islands. She had
her nurse's training in the Union
Memorial hospital, Baltimore, Md.,
and had eight months' work in
Johns Hopkins hospital, Baltimore.
She has also had a course in public
health at the University of Wash­ington.
Horses are Miss Bryant's favorite
animals. She enjoys horseback rid­ing
and hiking,.is a member of the
Mount Baker club, and takes part
in Girl Reserve "work. She is very
fond of flowers.
Miss Bryant makes a hobby of
studying the forms of government in
different countries. She believes that
Business Manager Talks
To Journalism Groups
"It was altogether a very profit­able,
worthwhile and enjoyable af­fair,"
said Victor Dickinson, business
manager of the Viking, in a talk
Monday . morning, November 5, to
the journalism; class concerning
the meeting of the National Scho­lastic
Press association which he
attended hi Chicago recently.
Editors and business managers of
college pubiicatiOns from thirty-five
states were present at the meetings.
Dickinson hpp?& to,use material and
helps w h i ^ to better
the._Viking.'^^ ( '"' ""' "' ''. .';' j . . ^ ,
school teachers of today should
make a point of stressing the im­portance
of clean politics and good
government to make for better cit­izens
of tomorrow.
Miss Bryant fills the vacancy left
by Mrs. Henry McCue, formerly Miss
Kathleen O'Malley, who served as
Miss Mead's assistant for nine years,
Mrs. McCue will make her home in
Bellingham at the Belvedere apart
ments.
Alaska Principal
Is School Visitor
L. E. Robinson, former supervisor
of the native schools at Nome, Alas­ka,
visited his daughter, Phyllis
Robinson, who attends the Normal
here in Bellingham, during the past
few days. He was accompanied by
Mrs. Robinson.
Mr. Robinson, who has attended
Bellingham State Normal school,
was recently transferred to the prin-cipalship
of the native schools of
the Klawo'ck district on Queen
Charlotte island.; His work at Nome
extended over a .district* five hun­dred
miles long. During the five
years he was there he\ traveled 12,000
miles by water, 5,M6 miles with dbg
teams, and 7,500 miles by airplane.
, 4Mr. Robinson was inNome, at the
time of the fire, when fie agisted by
opening the schopj^as '$. refuge, for
ijjae.ones left homei^,.;._ :*^. •'[.,-
1934 Homecoming Form*
Launched Thursday Everting;
Bonfire Will Be Lit Tpnigkl
Studio Program Broadcast From Station l|VOS;:
Many Graduates Arriving From Out of Ttititi Fof
Eleventh Annual Viking Homecoming.
With a studio program from radio station K.VOS the 1934 edition
of Homecoming was officially launched last night amid songs, yells and.
inspiring speeches. Louis Shaffer, chairman of the broadcast, presewSS^I.
an array of all-school talent headed by Student Prexy Orvin Messegee;
who acted as master of ceremonies. ...;:;:/.
A novel idea in Homecoming assemblies was presented by Annabel
tKeier, program chairman, Friday
Extend Welcome
Alumni Association President
Gives Message
Alumni, I welcome you.
Alma mater, we return!
What a thrill comes over us,
what a sensation of hominess
pervades us, and* what rever­ence
commands us! How eag­erly
we watch for familiar faces
of faculty or classmates!
We note the changes prog­ress
has brought. We envision
the future and are glad for the
advantages of those who will
be the alumni of tomorrow.
And yet we would not part with
or exchange our school days
here, but would that we might
again enjoy or extend them.;
Those pleasant memories, more
vivid now, are a treasure which
ripened age will cherish more
and more.
As president of the Belling­ham
State Normal Alumni as­sociation,
I welcome you to the
scene of those cherished mem­ories
and bid you once again,
with the enthusiasm of the
past, imbibe the spirit of this
Homecoming.
PRANK M. BROCK;
Miller Recommends
Arithmetic by Bond
Professionalized Subject-Matter Is
Treated In Manual
Of Dr. E. A. Bond's book, "Arith­metic
for Teacher Training Institu-"-
tions," Dr. I. E. Miller of this school
says, "Dr. Bond has given by far
the best and most thorough-going
illustration I have yet seen of th6
nature and possibilities of profes­sionalized
subject matter."
Dr. Bond, in his discussion of the
professional treatment of arithmetic,
gives whatever is known of the his­tory,
results of experimentation,
evaluation of teaching methods, and
present position of social value.
His book is recommended as *a
manual of daily reference in pre­paring
to teach the topic in arith­metic.
This book should give a
much deeper appreciation and a
more intelligent understanding of
the part that arithmetic plays in
popular, education."
Much has been written upon this
subject during the last decade but
little has been understood for lack
of more adequate illustration.
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Plans Being Made
For Fall Informa
Plans for the Women's league fall
informal, which will be held in the
Crystal ballroom of the Leopold ho­tel
Saturday night, November 17,
will be completed at a meeting to be
held the early part, of next week.
Louise Schulz, general chairman of
the affair, will be aided by the fol­lowing
committee chairmen: Jean
Tiley, decorations; Marian#Gole, pro­grams;
Louise Vistaunet, patrons
and patronesses; and Beth Jones* re-,
freshtoehts:' '^ •- ;v .M.
The price of the dance is $1. The
permanentrlist for signatures is iabW
on the 'Women's league ,bl^e$ttir
morning. Jack Burro'orchestra fur­nished
the music, while the rest i»f
the program was drawn from the
ranks of school talent Dick New-lean,
editor erf the 1934 Homecoming
booklet, introduced the hew book to
the assembly and presented a copy
to each member of the Viking squad..
The serpentine, headed by Laid.
Shangle, will begin from the front.
of Edens haU this evening at 7. W
will wend its way through' town,.
then back, to the^freshman boiiflrc
on the hew football field.
A noise bomb shot 400 feet into1
the air before it explodes will be the
signal for the lighting of the. bon­fire.
Steve Turk, freshman pwaji?,
says, "We plan to have the biggest
bonfire in the history of the school*
After the bonfire and bonfire pro­gram
is oyer, the rep hour will begin
in the big gym. . .
Organized houses competing in the
decoration contest will be judged
sometime Saturday morning by a
committee appointed by Vene Fiabejr,
chairman of the contest committee.
The Homecoming game with Che­ney
will come-as ia crowning event.
The Cheney Savages will fee headed
by Dan Dech, while Art- Bagley ^ t t
captain the Viking squad. The en­tire
game will he broadcastby a
radio car, with Tom JCeane officiat­ing
at the microphone. C^yde KKQ^.
dall, game chairman, has arranged
a program to be given between the
halves.
Businessmen iviaKe
Offer To ViMiigs
To show the-interest of the BdJk
lingham business men in the Vikinip
this year, Mr, Jack Kilby of Adams'
Style Shop and iNfr/H: B.•'Taffipt <rf
the J. C. Peiinej! p a . ^ ''WSang
two sweaters, one to' be given id -{fee
man Chosen by the team who «#««-
sehtis the most valuable player: dii-the
back field and the most. Valuable
player on the line, during the,<3he^ey.
game., ,,.,,.. ,.;• .;.; .:.,..-,.,.. :• , i<v
Mr. J. W;..Sandison of Sandison's
Studio is offering an enlarged' pic­ture
to be put in the trophy «aSe, of
the' most Valuable man during ffoe.
season. This man is also; to; be,^chjpp-en-.
by the;team- ; ., .= - - : »-:
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New Art Ixistructby ^
Displays Block Prints
Miss Dorothy McHyain of the Art
department is haying ^ e x h i b i t of
block pitting inrbomVSul The
block prints' arev beginners' ^work,
with few exceptions. Miss McHvain =
hopes to stimulate an interest in
'individual creative; work by suoh ex­hibits
throughout the: year.
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Campus
dlenddr
Friday, Nov. 9.
7:00—Serpentine from Edens
hall.
8:0p—Bonfire; new athletic'
field.
8:30—Rec hour, big gym.
Jack Burn.
Saturday, Nov. 10;
12:00—Alumni l u n c h e o n,
Edens hall dining room. . t
2:00-T-Football game with
Cheney. J^
8:00—Homecoming d a n c e,
State Street auditorium.
Monday,:'N0V./I^,a;.',;.
;: Armistice, hal£ holiday;
Tuesday, Noy^.13,,,,,,'
i l :(KH-Assemb?y, "PJ ,6 r e n ee
Locke, dramatic readings.
Thursday, Novl 15.
~7:3d-^Thespian meeting.
Friday* Now. :3My:V: . ?!' v.>•--••'-
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..'-•' TafUseu^tor>A(^uxe. . .^